immigration office
Border entry agency
An immigration office is a government facility that handles matters related to entering, residing in, or becoming a citizen of a country.
People visit immigration offices to apply for visas, renew permits, or complete citizenship paperwork: We spent the morning at the immigration office getting her work permit renewed.
The term may refer to the physical location or the administrative body itself.
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- travel documentsOfficial international transit credentials
- borderOuter edge or limit
- port of entryAuthorized border crossing location
stamps · queue · documents · waiting · bureaucracy · citizenship · permit · asylum · deportation · green card · forms · application · case number · background check · fingerprints · interview · waiting room · long lines
- immigrationvisa, refugee, citizenship, asylum, deportation
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- border crossingcustoms station, passport control, border checkpoint, entry point, exit point
- public servicespolice, police department, police station, police stations, police patrols
- federal sitesfederal building, federal courthouse, federal prison, federal reserve, federal reserve bank
- government officesDMV, bureau, agency, department, ministry
immigration officecustoms office
Border inspection facility
customs · customs checkpoint · cargo inspection · passport control
immigration, office, immigrate, immigrant, immigrants, immigrating, immigrated, migrate, migrant